parts of speech

Noun

A person, place, thing, or idea. Examples include 'dog', 'city', and 'happiness'.

Verb

A word that describes an action or state of being. Examples include 'run', 'is', and 'become'.

Adjective

A word that describes a noun. Examples include 'happy', 'blue', and 'quick'.

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Examples include 'quickly', 'very', and 'well'.

Pronoun

A word that takes the place of a noun. Examples include 'he', 'she', 'it', and 'they'.

Preposition

A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. Examples include 'in', 'on', and 'between'.

Conjunction

A word that connects clauses or sentences. Examples include 'and', 'but', and 'or'.

Interjection

A word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation. Examples include 'wow!', 'oh no!', and 'yay!'.

Article

A word that defines a noun as specific or unspecific. Examples include 'the' (definite) and 'a/an' (indefinite).

Determiner

A word that introduces a noun and limits its meaning. Examples include 'this', 'some', and 'many'.

participle

A form of a verb that can function as an adjective. Examples include 'running' (present participle) and 'broken' (past participle).

irregular verb

if the formation of the verb is otherwise than the regular verb

linking verb

links a subject to a noun or an adjective in a predicate

transitive verb

a verb that needs direct object to complete itself. passes its action from subject to object

intransitive verbs

verbs that do not need a direct object; they make sense on their own

modal verb

express possibility, ability, permission, or obligation